Okay, so the Winchester boys won't literally be going back to the West, given the ground already covered in the recent time-travelling adventure "Frontierland." But season seven might have you feeling that way.
According to TVLine's latest interview with Supernatural showrunner Sera Gamble, she and other series heads Eric Kripke and Ben Edlund have a very specific tone in mind for writing the show's seventh season, which picks up after the shocking events of the godly (or Castiel-y) season finale "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Says Gamble:
“We had everyone on the writing staff watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Bob, Eric and I were really hungry to capture some of that cowboy, outlaw spirit for Sam and Dean [next season].”
Recently news broke that despite season six seemingly positioning Castiel (Misha Collins) as a primary antagonist, Collins himself will step down as a series regular for a more reduced role in season seven. The boys' displeasure at Castiel's new position would likely sync with the "outlaw" tone of season seven, as well as the CW's press release, outlining that:
"The Winchesters will find themselves in an increasingly sinister, changing landscape, up against a new foe unlike anything they’ve ever fought. They’ll find their old tricks, weapons and hiding places all rendered useless. All they’ll have is each other. And the certainty that, like the last of the cowboy outlaws, whatever they face, they’re not going down without a fight."
So how then might season seven incorporate Misha Collins into that outline given his reduced role? Is redemption in the cards for Castiel? According to Gamble, “I would consider Cas, in the last few minutes of the finale, to have been transformed. We try to be realistic about the fact that people on this show do cross lines that can’t be uncrossed. But we examine those things in terms of Sam and Dean. They have a tremendous capacity to move forward. We always look for the chance to have redemption.”
What say you? Does Sam and Dean on the run as outlaws get you excited for season seven, or will the lack of Misha Collins have you ironically cursing the heavens? Pick up a copy of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and blaze your thoughts in the comments below!
